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OPINION: Last week's announcement of Prime Minister’s new Science and Technology Advisory Council hasn’t gone down too well in the…
Is a robotic milking system an option for your farm? According to DairyNZ it depends on many factors.
New Zealand farmers now have a new weapon in the fight against the noxious velvetleaf weed: the camera on their iPhone.
The Irish seem to have a knack for tackling and solving problems with no-nonsense ideas.
The New Zealand Anchor Food Professionals’ team of chefs has taken out silver at the 2016 Culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany.
The 2015-16 dairying season was a tough year for Westland Milk Products’ shareholders and suppliers, and the company itself, chairman Matt O-Regan says in the cooperative’s annual report released today.
Feedback from farmers is crucial to DairyNZ, helping it respond to farmers’ needs and fine-tune resources. A case in point is its facial eczema workshop.
Now entering its 21st year since the launch in 1995, the Toyota RAV 4 has graced the yards or driveways of 28,500 buyers and retains its dominant stake in the competitive SUV market.
The New Zealand team of chefs has scooped two bronze medals in the Culinary Arts section at the 2016 Culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany – with the Hot Kitchen section still to be competed in.
Fonterra nominations have closed.
Good spring grass growth has the Lincoln University Dairy Farm (LUDF) heading for another operating profit.
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As a result of the last two seasons’ historically low payouts many farmers have become very cost focussed.
The hunt is on for great dairy pastures in Waikato and Bay of Plenty.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is launching an investigation into Farmwatch footage featuring bobby calves being dropped, dragged and thrown.
DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle says cruel and illegal practices are not in any way condoned or accepted by the industry as part of dairy farming.
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